23 August 2012 11:54 AM

Cassandra's curse has fallen on the Coalition

Cassandra's curse has fallen on the Coalition. She could foretell the future but was destined never to be believed.

David Cameron could see that the Nasty Party couldn't win. So he herded huskies and hugged hoodies, but was unconvincing. He is still seen as a Tory toff. Despite their identical backgrounds, he lacks the common touch of Boris Johnson.

He cosies up to Nick Clegg, in order to achieve power, and they are both rejected by the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. Fundamental disagreements leave them both powerless.

George Osbourne makes the right diagnosis of impending financial catastrophe, caused by Labour's 'something for nothing' philosophy. But then he ducks responsibility for doing what needs to be done. He allows the label 'cuts' to be applied to economic actions that were nothing of the kind.

Vince Cable is rewarded for hating the City by being put in charge of overseeing it. He tackles dishonesty dishonestly, destroying the good along with the bad. He ends up being loved by those who also hate the City but deny our dependence upon it. They persist in their belief that money comes from the money tree and that rights take precedence over responsibilities.

Ken Clarke takes a pragmatic view of justice, surely the one area where there is usually a clear distinction between black and white. He solves the problem of overcrowding in prisons by letting villains get away with their crimes.

Chris Huhne recognises an energy shortfall and promptly carpets the countryside with wind-farms. In his commitment to the environment, he achieves a remarkable double whammy - a continuing energy crisis and despoliation of much of our beautiful natural heritage.

Meanwhile, Ed Milliband says nothing and does nothing. He doesn't need to say or do anything at all. The premiership is his for the taking.

Then the entitlement and dependency culture will come into flower as never before. We shall indeed have an egalitarian society - in the desperate equality of the poor house.

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He has written twenty six books on various aspects of depressive illness and addictive behaviour.
He now provides intensive private one-to-one care for individuals and their families.

He has written twenty six books on various aspects of depressive illness and addictive behaviour.

He now uses his considerable experience to provide intensive private one-to-one care for individuals and their families.